Subj : Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbi
To : Gamgee
From : Mindsurfer
Date : Wed Nov 05 2025 12:55 am
Re: Re: NNTP(S) via Thunderbi
By: Gamgee to Mindsurfer on Tue Nov 04 2025 12:41:11
Ac>> What TUI interfaces do you already have?
Mi>> well, sitting in my BBS reading/writing messages, or connecting to the
Mi>> LXC where the BBS resides via ssh terminal and doing stuff in the
Mi>> terminal or using midnight commander to move files around. i just thought
Mi>> it could be nice to zoom out a bit of the 80x25 matrix every now and then
Mi>> and have a different interface for reading/writing messages =) But it
Mi>> seems it is still the easiest and most convenient to just stay connected
Mi>> to you bbs the whole day and open the messages view when you feel like it
Mi>> ;)
Ga> I find it easier/better to login to the BBS a few times a day, and
Ga> download a QWK packet of messages to read/reply to in an offline mail
Ga> reader. I use MultiMail, which seems to be the modern/popular choice,
Ga> available for several operating systems.
Thats the other option. But you always have to login to download or upload the qwk file. There is no option for the qwk up/download to be directly managed between the QWK reader and the BBS account?
